The Paul Callaghan Interviews: Andrew Wilson This interview is part of a series undertaken in 2007 and 2007 by Paul Callaghan of the MacDiarmid Institute, as part of a project entitled "beyond the Farm and the Theme Park". Andrew Wilson is a physicist at the University of Otago, an expert in lasers, optics and their application to the study of cold atoms. He leads a small spin-out company called Photonic Innovations.Author(s): No creator set

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Edward P. Jones, Author of "The Known World" Appears on the College of Charleston Campus The College of Charleston selected "The Known World" by Edward P. Jones as its 2011 The College Reads! book selection. Jones was on campus for a public reading week and book talk on November 1, 2011. He remained on campus on November 2 to engage with students, faculty and staff.
Set in antebellum Virginia, 20 years before the Civil War began, Jones's debut novel examines issues regarding the ownership of black slaves by free black people as well as by whites. Caldonia Townsend is an educated bAuthor(s): No creator set

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IT Help Desk: Windows 7 Update Skit 1 To get ready for the Windows 7 update MaryBeth and Fred explain what is being deleted off of faculty and staff computers. They explain the difference between personal files and GRCC files.Author(s): No creator set

Alphabet Road--"F" Is For Farm--"My Farm Story" My Farm Story: Children, get to answer questions about where milk comes from in their own words. There is so much to see and learn that their answers often change. A variety of questions are asked about farm life throughout video. Teachers can use this as a time to answer questions in group setting. This is a good resource for the early childhood classroom to use in conjunction with a lesson/unit on farms and after reading non-fiction texts on this topic. (4:09)Author(s): No creator set

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Literary Festival 2016: One School, Two Visions [Audio] Speaker(s): Professor Michael Cox, Professor Chandran Kukathas | Editor's note: We apologise for the poor audio quality of this podcast. A discussion of the competing utopian ideas of prominent LSE figures set in the context of the history of 20th century thought and literature, as well as in contemporary debates about politics across Europe. Friedrich Hayek, Karl Popper and Michael Oakeshott versus Harold Laski, RH Tawney and the founders of the School: the Webbs. What impact did their alternatAuthor(s): No creator set

[PURDUE MLSS] Introduction to Machine Learning by Dale Schuurman Part 4/6 Lecture slides: http://learning.stat.purdue.edu/mlss/_media/mlss/schuurmans.pdf
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This course will provide a simple unified introduction to batch training algorithms for supervised, unsupervised and partially-supervised learning. The concepts introduced will provide a basis for the more advanced topics in other lectures.
The first part of the course will cover supervised training algorithms, establishing a general foundation through a series of extensions to linear predictiAuthor(s): No creator set

ANSO 105-01, Introduction to Sociology, Spring 2005 This syllabus was submitted to the Rhodes College Office of Academic Affairs by the course instructor.,The course will survey a broad range of topics, with many touching on controversial debates that surround social stratification issues. By the end of the course, students should have the conceptual and theoretical tools to apply sociological perspectives to their everyday lives and to the lives of “others.”Author(s): Shirley, Carla

Algebra Team: Inside Ms. Jones' Class Lesson Objective: See Ms. Jones's style and structures in her class (3 or 4). Questions to Consider: How does Ms. Jones’s warm-up differ from Ms. Warburton's?How does she engage students in reviewing the warm-up?How does Ms. J push students to converse with math vocabulary?Support Materials BelowTranscript, worksheets, and more
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Chemistry Review This is VERY brief, sixteen-minute, overview of the chemistry needed for Real Science-4-Kids Biology.Author(s): No creator set

Angry Birds maker eyes IPO Dec 16 - The company behind the world's most popular computer game Angry Birds, is considering a stock market flotation in Hong Kong. Matt Cowan reports.Author(s): No creator set

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Map Scale and Topographic Ratios In this video, a student demonstrates finding distances on maps using map scale and topographic ratios. A life-size world map is used to show viewers that one inch on the equator equals 241 miles. The student then proceeds to show a topographic map and explain its scale. ( 1:42)Author(s): No creator set

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Beginner S6 #24 - Partying in a Japanese Haunted House Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! When you get to the golf course at the Japanese country club, you’re about to drive your ball off the first tee when you notice a few menacing clouds rolling in. It looks like it’s going to start storming within the hour. Your golf partner mentions in Japanese that he thinks [...]Author(s): JapanesePod101.com